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Former Zurich exec Jane Hayes joins LMA as underwriting director
22nd January 2020
The Lloyd’s Market Association has appointed Jane Hayes as underwriting director, effective February 3. Hayes joins from Zurich having most recently served as Chief Underwriting Officer, Europe, Middle East and Africa. She is expected to play a key role in working with the Corporation of Lloyd’s, LMA’s members and the market in ... Read the full article
Hyperion posts 11% organic growth in 2019
21st January 2020
Hyperion Insurance Group Limited has reported revenue of £725 million (USD 943 million) for the year ended 30th September, 2019, and 11% organic growth. The company has noted that it closed the financial year with strong performances across all business segments, which helped it record an 11% jump in revenue when ... Read the full article
Sarah Stephens named Head of Cyber, International at Marsh JLT Specialty
10th January 2020
Global re/insurance brokerage Marsh has announced the appointment of Sarah Stephens as Head of Cyber, International, within Marsh JLT Specialty, effective immediately. Stephens will serve in this newly created role in addition to her current position as Cyber, Media & Technology Leader within the UK FINPRO Practice. She will take responsibility for ... Read the full article
New Dawn Risk recruits Head of Management Liability & Financial Institutions
10th January 2020
New Dawn Risk Group Limited, an independent specialist intermediary for non-marine liability and specialty insurance and reinsurance, has announced the appointment of Nicky Stokes as Head of Management Liability and Financial Institutions. Stokes joins the company from Liberty Specialty Markets in Dubai, where she was AVP, Professional Indemnity. In this role, she ... Read the full article
Goldman Sachs still cautious on P&C heading into 2020
8th January 2020
Analysts at Goldman Sachs remain cautious in their outlook for commercial property and casualty (P&C) re/insurance in 2020, as potential positive rate momentum is balanced against broadening loss trend deterioration. That said, the firm believes many reinsurers are positioned to grow their top lines this year, supported by pockets of rate ... Read the full article
Optio acquires political violence & terrorism MGA from Castel
3rd January 2020
Optio, the managing general agency (MGA) comprising Ascent Underwriting, Cove Programs and Bay Risk Services, has acquired specialist political violence and terrorism MGA Newbridge Risk Partners. Newbridge was launched in 2015 on the Castel MGA formation platform, writing a book of political violence and terrorism risks in emerging markets regions. With capacity ... Read the full article
DIFC signs MoU with Lloyd’s, CII
30th December 2019
Leading financial hub in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA), The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), has signed two key memorandums of understandings (MoU) designed to drive the region’s insurance sector by upskilling talent as well as promoting efficiency and improvement. It’s hoped the MoUs, signed with Lloyd’s and ... Read the full article
Munich Re’s Pohlchristoph to depart board, successor named
12th December 2019
Global reinsurance giant Munich Re has announced Hermann Pohlchristoph’s decision to depart from its management board on 30 April 2020. Pohlchristoph joined the reinsurer in 2002 before serving as its Chief Financial Officer of Reinsurance between 2006 and April 2017. He was appointed to Munich Re’s board in 2017, with responsibility for ... Read the full article
Swiss Re’s Tongue joins Canopius as trade & political risk underwriter
10th December 2019
Global specialty re/insurer Canopius has has appointed Andrew Tongue as a trade & political risk underwriter. Effective in March, Tongue will also act as deputy to Crispin Hodges, head of trade & political risk. He joins Canopius’ newly created Trade Political Risk unit with close to a decade of experience, having ... Read the full article
Flooding & storms to drive multi-billion-dollar losses in Europe: Aon
6th December 2019
The flooding and inland storms that impacted parts of western and southern Europe in November are likely to drive multi-billion-dollar economic losses, according to re/insurance broker Aon. The economic impact in Italy alone is expected to near $2 billion, Aon said in its Global Catastrophe Recap report for the month, with ... Read the full article
Reinsurers pushing higher life premiums for vapers, reports claim
4th December 2019
Global reinsurers are increasingly pressuring their US primary life insurer clients to charge higher premium rates for people who use e-cigarettes, according to reports from Reuters. People that vape or smoke have both typically had to pay almost double the premiums of non-vapers or non-smokers. However, new warnings issued by major reinsurance ... Read the full article
Aspen Re’s Abdallah Balbeisi to join QBE as SEO, Head of MEA region
29th November 2019
QBE Insurance Group has announced the appointment of Aspen Re's Abdallah Balbeisi as Senior Executive Officer (SEO), Head of Middle East and Africa (MEA), effective May 2020. In his new role, Balbeisi will be based in Dubai and will report to Stephen Postlewhite, Deputy Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) of QBE Re. He ... Read the full article
Munich Re appoints Nicolas Carro to L&H CEO role
27th November 2019
Global reinsurer Munich Re has appointed Nicolas Carro as Chief Executive Officer for its Life and Health business and operations in Australia and New Zealand. Effective in the new year, Carro will be based in Sydney and report to Daniel Cossette, CEO for Munich Re Life & Health in Asia Pacific, ... Read the full article
Chubb names Grant Cairns as Head of P&C for Asia Pacific
22nd November 2019
Global insurance and reinsurance company Chubb has announced the appointment of Grant Cairns as Head of Property & Casualty (P&C) for Asia Pacific. He will succeed Jason Keen, who has been appointed as Division President for Chubb Global Markets, effective early 2020. Cairns is currently Chubb’s Head of Financial Lines for ... Read the full article
Aspen Re to close offices in Miami, Dubai and Lloyd’s China
21st November 2019
Aspen Re, the reinsurance arm of Bermudian insurer and reinsurer Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited, is to close its offices in Miami, Dubai and Lloyd's China. The Bermudian re/insurer has confirmed a restructure of some of its operations, resulting in the closure of its Dubai and Lloyd's China reinsurance offices, as well ... Read the full article